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Your Child's Checkup: 19 Years

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)http://www.cdc.govThe CDC (the national public health institute of the United States) promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)http://www.nhtsa.gov/NHTSA is the government agency responsible for ensuring and improving automobile and traffic safety.

Society for Adolescent Medicinehttp://www.adolescenthealth.org/The Society for Adolescent Medicine is committed to advancing the health and well-being of adolescents. Their site also offers a locator for adolescent health professionals.

NSTeenshttp://www.nsteens.org/This site for teens offers advice on topics like online safety, social networking, and cyberbullying.

Partnership for a Drugfree Americahttp://www.drugfree.orgThis site features information about drugs and their effects and treatments. The site also shows paraphernalia associated with different drugs and includes personal stories.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)http://www.nimh.nih.govNIMH offers information about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses, and supports research to help those with mental illness.

The Health Insurance Marketplacehttp://www.healthcare.gov/Consumers can learn about, compare, buy, and enroll in health insurance at HealthCare.gov, the official site for the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Adolescent Health Transition Projecthttp://depts.washington.edu/healthtrThis is a health and transition resource for adolescents with special health care needs, chronic illnesses, and physical or developmental disabilities.